This is like taking the batteries out of the fire alarm. It's not like there aren't times where maybe you should do that, but they're rare and temporary. How ma

This is like taking the batteries out of the fire alarm. It's not like there aren't times where maybe you should do that, but they're rare and temporary. How many situations are there where you'd rather have the fire than the alarm? Reducing morale or devaluing work sound bad, but they can be more descriptive (as opposed to subjective) than they may seem. The work might be poor. It's possible morale should be low. The alarm goes off because it's sensor is better than the average person's. If the alarm is broken, that's a different story, but it would suggest not "agree[ing] with the author." I don't think you're at all alone in the preference, it just kinda reflects our relationship to work in that people opt for the fire.